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POLL: Who is your favourite Melodifestivalen runner-up of the past ten years?
Let’s turn silver into gold
List: 10 Melodifestivalen comebacks that went wrong
Second time lucky? Not for this lot
Dolly Style: “The song will get stuck in your head, we promise”
Sugar, spice and everything nice!
YOHIO at Melodifestivalen: Everyone will be loved by someone in the end
YOHIO, glam rocker extraordinaire and a favourite of Swedish teens, is competing in his second straight Melodifestivalen final. Despite all the hype surrounding the event, he was as chillaxed and…
#melfest: Wiwi Jury reviews YOHIO with To the End
Earlier today the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—read aloud from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and then boarded an EasyJet flight to Stockholm so that we could review…
Poll: Who should win Melodifestivalen in Sweden?
Update: This poll is now closed. Click here to see the final results! You’ve already sat through five weeks of Melodifestivalen. Now it’s time to sit through a sixth. But…
Ellen Benediktson parties after shocking Helena Paparizou fans
Last night’s semi-final results at Melodifestivalen must have been a surprise for Ellen Benediktson too. It’s the only explanation for why quiet-and-demure Ellen turned into a party animal after leaving Malmö…
Melodifestivalen results: YOHIO and Ellen Benediktson win first semi-final
One is a Melodifestivalen veteran and the other is a newcomer to the Eurovision scene. But YOHIO and Ellen Benediktson have both survived the first semi-final in Malmö and will proceed…
Melodifestivalen betting odds: YOHIO and Helena Paparizou favourites for first semi-final
You’ll have to wait a few more hours for the confetti to fall at Melodifestivalen. But the odds for the first semi-final are already dropping. The bookmakers have watched the…
WATCH: Melodifestivalen videos of first semi-final rehearsal
Earlier this afternoon we gave you the down-low on today’s rehearsal for the first semi-final of Melodifestivalen. Now it’s time to watch the Melodifestivalen videos for yourself! Below you can…
Melodifestivalen rehearsals: Impressions of first semi-final
It’s an explosion of color in Malmö, y’all! That’s because earlier today the artists who will compete in the first semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2014 rehearsed on stage inside Malmö Arena. Let’s…
Melodifestivalen 2014: Contestants reveal lyrics, music for catwalk
The first semi-final of the Melodifestivalen 2014 will take place in Malmö Arena on Saturday at 20:00 CET. This marks the beginning of a 5-week journey through which the Swedish…
From YOHIO to Helena, #melfest14 singers hit the interview circuit
This Saturday, Europe will once again hear those magic words “Vägen till Melodifestivalen”. In preparation for the big event the Swedish hopefuls are busy rehearsing their acts–and their talking points.…
Melodifestivalen 2014 running order: YOHIO and Anton Ewald frame the semis
SVT has just announced the Melodifestivalen 2014 running order for the semi-finals. Producers are hoping to draw viewers in early. Yohio, the winner of last year’s public vote, will open…
Melodifestivalen 2014: Yohio Set to Return with Andreas Johnson Song
Attention Glam Rock fans: Yohio, the androgynous teenager who came second at Melodifestivalen last year, will be making a second consecutive bid to represent Sweden at Eurovision.
Melodifestivalen 2014: Five Artists We Think Will Compete in Sweden
Ah, Melodifestivalen. Some win, others lose, and some pick themselves up by their bootstraps and try again. (Hey Mr. Saucedo). Here is our speculative short list of the Swedish artists…